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Chapter 10
Land of the unrest
Somewhere in the Land of Illusion, Gensokyo…
"Enya is fighting a losing battle sooner or later. Su Min had just started to fight the other group. Xiao failed me back at the mountain…I'm beginning to think the plan will be unsuccessful. But then again…" Lamia said to herself while walking down the forest path.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a beast came leaping to her hoping to eat her up. Without looking at it, Lamia easily did a side step to avoid the fang of the beast and misses that. Again and again, it attacks relentlessly until at one point, Lamia easily points her finger at the beast head. It then obliterate into nothingness as the remains were blow away by the wind.
"Also, this aura I've been feeling. Are you here already? You know you cannot do anything already right? I'll complete my goal no matter what..." Lamia said to herself once again.
In the Garden of the Sun…
"Hahahaha! The vortex is getting bigger! Is this the best you can do?" Enya laughed as she watches some of the ladies lay to the ground from sustained damage they took.
"Cough!" Sakuya spurt some blood from her mouth. "I can't believe we are losing…"
"Sakuya-san! Hang in there…! Oww!" Meiling said when her pain came to her again.
"You can carry on Kizaru-san?" Tenshi said while glancing at him.
"What about you Tenshi-san? I want to see more of its power of your Sword of Hisou. Don't give up yet then." Kizaru said with his relaxed grin.
"Anyway, Remilia, Yuuka and I still standing so let's deal with her with what strength we have left."
"I agree about that Kitsune." Yuuka said and ready her parasol.
"Meiling, Sakuya. Both of you take a rest and look after Flandre for me. It's my turn to protect you two now." Remilia said when she smiles at her servants.
Meiling nod her head and went to Sakuya. She pick her up as she carry her away to safety to where Flandre resting.
"Prolonging your suffering I see. I still have the upper hand still even when you can fly." The witch said while giving a smirk look at them.
"She's beginning to piss me off. I really want to rip her flesh and bone and see who is suffering."
"What are we waiting for vampire?" Yuuka point her parasol at the witch. "Let's rumble again!"
Yuuka and Remilia went into action follow by the others. They flew up in the air as Remilia make her first move.
"Let's see who will be suffering first! Demon's Dinner Fork!"
Remilia hurl a number of red, energy spear bundled together towards Enya. As always, it break the sound barrier but Enya easily sway to the side along with the bird to dodge that.
"Take this! Beams of Non-Perception!" Tenshi yelled and shoot series of red beam at Enya.
"This is fun dodging those beams!" Enya cried happily as she dodges it easily. "Anymore?"
"Even the bird is such a big target, we can't hit it!" Tenshi yelled in frustration.
"My turn! Shikigami! Banquet of the 12 General Gods!" Ran cried.
She then magically summons 12 magic circles as it went around Enya. It then shoots numerous energy balls at Enya when the she has to do her evasive maneuver this time.
"Keep pressuring her! Flower Sign! Reflowering of the Gensokyo!"
When Yuuka said that, she points her parasol at Enya when a cluster explosion of flowers exploded around Enya. Despise being bombardment here and there, she can evade this much until she begin to counterattack.
"Spear of Odin! Gungnir!" She cried and form two lightning spear on her both hands.
She continuously throws it around her to destroy her enemies' projectiles attack to clear the way. Then, the last one she hurls at is towards Yuuka. She calmly opens up her parasol and points directly at the incoming spear. Instead of piercing through the parasol, the spear spilt into four pieces of lightning bolt. It then spread away from the parasol as it went to a different location.
"What!" Enya went shocked.
"Never expect that to happen right? Try again as much you want little girl…"
"Whatever! I doubt you can block my Thunderbird beam! Toast her Thunderbird!" She said and held her hand to Yuuka. The creature acknowledged its mistress command and charges its beam after that.
"Oh no you don't!" Remilia cried as she fly towards Enya. "Vampire Claw!"
"Futile!" Enya cried and went to block her three claw attack away successfully with her sword.
Enya then quickly pushes her away after the attacked but Remilia is not done yet.
"I'm not done yet! Rocket Kick Upper!"
She kicks with her right leg up to the air as it shoot out a red, energy projectile. Enya did not expect that coming and hit her creature head. As the smoke clear away, the bird still charging its beam and does not seems to flinch from that attack.
"Not enough. Need more power." Remilia said to herself.
"Watch me! Heaven Sign! Sword of Divine Justice!" Tenshi yelled and ready her sword upward.
Tenshi shoot herself up to the bird and the sword glow with immense, scarlet energy. As her sword reaching to hit her target, the bird barely sways to the side from getting a full impact. Instead, Tenshi manage to graze it.
"Tsk! Annoying bird!" Tenshi cried angrily when she landed to the ground safely after that.
"Enough game! Now it is complete! My servants will deliver the final blow to your pathetic soul! Go Thunderbird!"
With that, a magic glyph appears at the bird beak when it shoots out an immense, electric blue beam at them. It is much bigger than the previous one and guessing that the explosion will be much more destructive than before.
"This is bad! We got to destroy that beam away fast!" Ran cried.
"All together now ladies." Kizaru said calmly when his legs glow with yellow light. "Ama No Iwato!"
He gives an upper kick when it shoots out massive beam and starts to form a shape of a monkey face. The others would not stand by and went for their respective magic skill to destroy the beam as well.
"Scarlet Weather Rapture!" Tenshi yelled and shoot her energy, scarlet beam out from her sword.
"Shikigami! Banquet of the 12 General Gods!" Ran said and does her projectile attack.
"Divine Spear! Spear the Gungnir!" Remilia hurl a large, red energy spear towards the beam.
"Dual Spark!" Yuuka cried when she magically conjure her other self side by side and both of them shoot a beam from their parasol.
With that, their skill went head on with the electric beam. As it came to contact, a huge explosion explodes in mid-air. Bright, shining ray of light shines around the area and the same time, raging wind randomly blow at them. Luckily, Kizaru and the ladies manage to hold their ground from the blast. The wind came to halt and when they look at the Enya and the creature, the beam is gone from sight.
"We did! I can't believe we did it!" Tenshi yelled in excitement.
"What the?" Enya went surprise. "How could a mere being possessed this much power?"
"It's not over yet. I want to rip that girl apart right now." Remilia said.
Just before everyone could spring into action, Kizaru body slowly disappear into particle of light. It is so bright which cover their eyes from it. Then, he reappears on the sky above them only to see him getting ready for his next move.
"Yasakani No Magatama!" Kizaru yelled out for his attack move.
Then, numerous ball of light randomly shoot out from both of his hand. It went to Enya and the bird and they are unprepared from this. Finally, it went full impact on the bird itself as the volley of ball of light barrage on them. Enya manage to protect herself by using her Kaminari Shoheki. Yuuka then fly up to the sky and went to Kizaru side to prepare for her attack as well. Both of them grin at each other when Yuuka closes her eyes. Then, lines of flower pattern start to appear behind Yuuka as it become bigger and bigger.
"Flowery Sign. Heavenly Shower of Flower Judgment." Yuuka said in her calmly tone.
Then, the flower pattern behind Yuuka shoots a volley of energy balls towards Enya. This gives a total destruction on their enemy as Yuuka magic cover the gap between his attacks. This gives no chance for the witch and her bird to neither dodge nor escape from it.
"Oh wow…What a beautiful sight to behold…" Ran said in amazement.
"What a combination power to barrage their enemy…Amazing." Tenshi said.
"What do you expect from Yuuka and Kizaru-san. Simply wonderful." Remilia said.
Their barrage went on and on until Enya got graze by the attack as she cannot block any longer. Her servant could not see its mistress got hit by it and uses its body as a shield to protect her.
"No! Don't block it for me! Don't die for me!" Enya yelled at her servant.
Still, the bird carries on acting as a shield to her and gives out a loud shrieking. Probably the bird wants to protect its mistress and would not want to see her die for nothing. Once again, it gives out another shrieking until its body disappears into nothingness from the constant barrage. With that, Enya got hit by one or two attack until she drops to the ground from exhaustion of blocking it. Kizaru and Yuuka just finish with their attack and descend down to the ground safely.
"Aaahhh…It's not over yet…the vortex still carries…Cough!" Enya said in pain when she coughs blood halfway saying that.
"Oh really? What should we do Ran? Are you going to do something to it?" Remilia asked her.
"…Just blow it away. That's what we should do now." Ran said.
Later, the rest of the ladies who have been watching them from the side line came to them.
"Feeling better Flandre? Sakuya? Meiling?" Remilia said and they nod their head.
"I'm guessing you too right Iku?"
"Yes Eldest daughter. I'm sorry if I couldn't render my help in time of this…" Iku said and bow to her.
"There! It's nothing really! I'm glad you're alright that's all!" Tenshi smiles at her.
"Eldest daughter…" Iku said and smiles as well after that.
Then, Ran makes her first move for her danmaku attack at the vortex. Follow by the others except the marine officers as they watch how beautiful their attacks are.
"Awesome…magic sure is amazing…" Tashigi commented.
"No doubt it is." Hina said.
"I must say it is really something. Unlike back in our world." Kizaru said.
The ladies of Gensokyo do their ultimate magic attack at the vortex hoping to stop it once and for all. After countless bombardment into it, the vortex came to halt suddenly and exploded into fragmentation glasses everywhere. Watching the gap slowly patch up back to normal as the sky went back to its original form. Soft, ray of light from the sun radiantly shines around the Garden of the Sun once more.
"Lady Lamia…Forgive me for I have fail you…" Enya said as she struggle to stand up but she manage to get to her knee instead.
"Didn't I tell you I'll rip the flesh and bone of you, girl? Prepare for your suffering now?" Remilia said as she gives her evil smile at her.
"Tsk! You think I fear you! Do what you must you vampire hag!" Enya cried at her.
"Oh snap! Remilia-sama is sure piss right now!" Meiling said.
"Hag you said? Doesn't mean I live for nearly 500 years I'm a hag. I'll rip you apart for what you said."
Remilia said calmly despise being insulted until an overwhelming aura could be felt from her. She stretches her red, glowing claw and ready to strike at Enya. Suddenly, something make Remilia stop from striking Enya when everyone saw something. It looks like someone hand got cut off into two perfectly only to find out it belongs to Remilia.
"I'll never let you lay my girl with your filthy hands Remilia-san." Someone said.
"Re…Remilia-sama!" Sakuya yelled when everyone saw someone emerging from a dark, crack hole beside Enya.
"Ugh!" Remilia went shocked to see her hand cut into two.
Everyone was shocked to see to see Lamia appear before them as well as what happen to Remilia. Meiling could not watch her mistress take anymore hit and rush to rescue her.
"Why you! You'll pay for what you did to my mistress!" Meiling yelled.
She went close to Lamia to go for her attack. She ready her right hand as it glow with rainbow, chi powered.
"Hiya! Take this! Rainbow Sign! Intense Rainbow Fist!"
Meiling punches with all her might when she heard the sound of being punch. She knew this is working until one point her attack stop halfway all the sudden. To her surprise, Meiling fist were grab by Lamia hand as steam rises from their hands.
"Is that all Chinese girl? I block all of that so easily. Try harder next time." Lamia smiles and points her other hand at her. "Thunderous Call of the Howling Wolf, Fenrir."
"What the! She just did that witch move!" Tenshi said.
The moment she said that, loud, clapping thunder could be heard from Lamia hand. A shockwave generate in front of Meiling as she got thrown back by the tremendous force. She drops hard to the ground only to find her unconscious from the attack.
"Meiling!" Remilia shouted at her.
"Conjuring! Eternal Meek!" Sakuya yelled when her eyes change into red, glowing eyes.
She rapidly throws her knives randomly towards Lamia only to be block by her once again.
"What are you doing vampire maid? Throwing at me with your rage or blindly? Try harder like I said."
"Impossible…huff…huff…She block it…? Remilia-sama!" Sakuya said while panting for air.
"Onee-sama!" Flandre cried and just when she was about to go and help her sister, she drop to her knee due to her wound.
"Foolish girl. It's hopeless already. Just stay there and watch your sister killed by me. Are you ready to meet your end Remilia-san? Prepare for your suffering now?"
Lamia smiles evilly at Remilia and she could not do a thing to protect herself. Lamia swings her staff to strike at her head. Then, her staff was stop halfway and it was Kizaru who stop the attack. His uses leg to stop the attack when he went for his another light speed kick at her. But then, Lamia barely blocks that attack with her arms.
"As expected from someone like you, Admiral Kizaru. Your power always proves to be a problem for me lately." She said and grin at him.
"Oh?" He said while dragging the words. "I'm glad to hear that. Also, you've cause nothing but trouble to everyone here. I might as well kill you right here and right now."
Just as he said that, he went for another kick at her but Lamia narrowly dodge that. During that dodging, she manages to grab Enya away and carry her on Lamia arms.
"I'd love to fight with you right now Kizaru-san but I must tend to my girl wound. Why don't you do the same? Today is your day everyone but next time it won't be obviously." She said.
After that, she left the place and went inside the dark, crack hole which magically appears behind her. The moment she left, Sakuya went to Remilia with an umbrella on her hand. Quickly shade Remilia up from the sun before it gets bright and weaken her up.
"How's Meiling…?" Remilia asked her maid.
"She…" Sakuya said when she takes a look at her.
Luckily, Meiling got up and seems fine the moment Remilia said that. Flandre is beside her and were patting softly on Meiling back. Her head is spinning and she must be dizzy from the attack? Whatever it is, she is doing fine.
"She's fine milady. She's a tough gatekeeper after all. Are you alright milady?"
"I'll be fine and when the night is up, I can fully heal my hand that was strangely be cut by that Lamia…Damn her…Next time I'll pay the favor back to her. Also, thank you for saving me Kizaru-san. I guess I should repay you back some day."
"No thanks necessary. I did what it must be done. But right now, Lamia is still at large which I really hate it." Kizaru said.
"But then again, we shouldn't persuade her. We must heal ourselves up in the meantime." Iku said.
"You're right. Whoever that woman is, we got to stop her even I don't really know her intention." Tashigi said.
"I agree. In the meantime, why not you ladies tell us two what is really going on?" Hina asked them.
"Fair enough. I guess we should rest up for a while. I hope the others are doing fun. I wonder if Yukari-sama and Chen is doing fine…"
"Enough of that, I have a lot of thing to do to reform this place back to normal. What a disaster this place is…" Yuuka said as she watches the destruction of the place.
"Just don't lose your cool now Yuuka." Tenshi said when Yuuka gives her menacing smiles at her.
"Oh yeah. One more thing." Hina said when everyone looks at her. "What is that tails doing on your back? Also what with that bat wings of yours?"
"Aaahhh…I guess we should really tell them the answers right away…" Ran sighted.
"I agree." Remilia said as well.
Somewhere in Muenzuka…
"Uwaah! She uses spirits and dead people to fight us?" Cirno cried as she back away from them.
"How cheap! Not to forget how cowardly she is!" Mystia said.
"Doesn't this remind you all of Yuyuko? Who is able to use spirits but not to the extent of using the undead of course." Yukari said.
"Yeah…but with Marisa and Alice guarding her, it will be difficult for us to deal a blow on the controller itself." Reimu said.
"Agree and for that, we should separate them away from each other so it will be easier. You have your target set which one you'll go Reimu?" Yukari said.
"Yeah. I do. I just hope I can beat some sense into Marisa and Alice…"
"Count me in! I want to beat some sense into both of them as well." Suika said as she crunches her fist to her front.
"Thanks for that Suika. Glad to hear that from you." Reimu blink at her.
"Oh? What with the hold up? Afraid to face my minion already? You know I'm not done yet right?" Su Min said as she covers her mouth by using her sleeve.
"She's all talk I see. I'll go and deal with that girl. Reimu-san, you do what you must at your friends." Aokiji said and went into action.
"You got it!" Reimu said and went into action as well.
BGM: Fragrant Plants (Scarlet Weather Rhapsody OST)
"An all-out attack I see…Let me see what you got." Su Min said as she held her hand to them.
With that, the undead and the spirits acknowledged their mistress command and attack them.
"AraAraAra…desperate I see. No time to deal with the small fry. Ice Time Capsule!"
Aokiji arms form into solid ice and touch the ground after that. It then sends wave of ice along the ground as it froze the undead legs into solid ice. But then, the spirit did not hit by the ice since they are floating in mid-air. But then again, will they be effected by the ice attack even they got hit? Whatever it is, Mystia readies herself up as she went for her shot.
"Vocal Sign! Hooting in the Night!" She cried and sent a wave of blue and red projectiles at her enemies.
Most of the spirits were able to escape from being hit even the gap between the projectiles is small. But it is not done yet as Wriggle, Cirno and Rumia were yet to go for their respective attack.
"Ice Sign! Icicle Machine Gun!" Cirno said and shoot out a volley of icicle at the spirits.
"Firefly Sign! Meteor on Earth!" Wriggle cried.
"Darkness Sign! Demarcation!" Rumia cried for her moves.
Different sizes, types, colors of the magic attack went full blast at the spirits and boom! Splash! Kaboom! And boom again as it exploded around the horde of the spirits. As the debris and smoke clear away, nothing is left in front of them only charred land and craters. During this moment, Aokiji jump up in air and cross his arms as it turn into ice.
"Ice Ball!" Aokiji said and shoot an ice beam towards Su Min.
Oddly, the girl stands there waiting as if she wants to be hit.
"Lance Sign! Cute Phalanx!" Alice yelled when she summon a group of her dolls and charge at the beam.
Pierce with such force towards the ice beam as it breaks and shatters into chuck of ice block. Alice then calls back her dolls to her side after the attack is done.
"Ah! Just when it's about to hit her!" Cirno cried in disbelief.
"Hoho…You all try your best but not best enough." Su Min sarcastically said to them.
"Not paying attention I see! This is my chance! Dimensional Rift!" Someone familiar said that.
It was Reimu all along as she appear out of nowhere in the air. She then gives a descending kick towards Su Min but Alice uses her body to protect her instead. As for that, she got thrown off from the kick. Marisa then came charging behind Reimu with her flying broom.
"Witch Leyline!" She cried while leaving a trail of colorful shooting stars behind her broom.
"Oh no you don't." Yukari said and appear from a gap behind Reimu and block her attack in time with her defensive magic circle.
"Yukari? Thanks for that!" Reimu said.
"No problem." She said.
"My turn! Mind Explosion!" Reisen said while making a shape of a pistol with her right hand and shoot a red, bullet energy from her index finger at Marisa.
Boom! It exploded at Marisa but she manages to block that with her defensive magic barrier.
"Here I come! Feet Bellows!" Suika said and came down from above and stomp the ground with her foot.
It sends a shockwave around her which make Marisa and Alice lost their footing due to the force.
"Aokiji-san!" Reimu call to him. "Sorry about that! We'll deal them from here on!"
"No problem." Aokiji acknowledge and resume his engagement with Su Min.
"Hmm…Marisa and Alice will be occupied at the moment I see…So be it! I can handle you vermin fairly easy. Come and get me if you can, Admiral Aokiji." Su Min taunt at him.
She summons more of the undead and the spirit to her side and there is no end to her army.
"Alright! We need a little team work for this so let's go everyone!" Cirno said and charge at them.
The undead is the easier to deal with as they are slow but as for the spirits, some are tricky to hit them while others is plain annoying. Moving randomly around them just to distract them.
"Stop moving around and let me hit you! Ice Kick!" Cirno yelled and succeed to kick some of them.
"Aokiji-san! Behind you!" Rumia cried and deliver a shot burst, dark beam attack from her palms.
Aokiji look behind him and there is a spirit ready to strike him but was hit by the beam unfortunately. He looks at Rumia and shows her his good hand sign at her. She nods her head and resumes the fight. Then, more and more of their enemies appear before them and there is no end to them.
"This is getting insane!" Mystia said.
"At least we didn't take damage from them." Wriggle said.
"Hmm…I applaud for surviving this long lowly being but can you handle the next wave of my minion? Beware, they will be difficult…" Su Min said as she watches from the side line of the battle.
Then, something came to Cirno really fast. It turns out to be woman when she delivers an axe kick to Cirno.
"Uwah!" Cirno barely evade it and went for her counterattack. "Ice Kick!"
Cirno spin herself around and kick at the woman imbued with the power of ice. But then, the lady easily jumps to the back from getting hit.
"Did I hit her?" Cirno said and look at the lady.
"What do you think? You miss her. If not she will cover with ice already." Aokiji said.
"Mmmhhh….I know that already! I'm not an idiot you sleepy mask man!" Cirno yelled at him.
"I didn't say you an idiot unless you really are…" Aokiji gives a smirk look at her.
"Okay!" Mystia went between them. "We should really focus on our enemy."
"You're right." Su Min said. "You should come up with a plan how to deal with my minion right here. She's really fast and strong since I enforce her with my magic to strengthen her. Want to test her out?"
The moment she said that, something appears at the corner of Aokiji eyes. He knew something is telling him to block that and true enough, the lady went for a kick at him. Block the kick instead as she jump over him and went back to Su Min side.
"Wha…What? What just happened?" Wriggle said as she look back and forth at Aokiji and the lady.
"That was fast. Strangely my Haki didn't work when she is attacking me. Also, her eyes look…dead to me." Aokiji said.
"Her eyes are dead? You mean she is…?" Cirno said and begin to think about it.
"She's dead you idiotic ice fairy. Didn't you realize I've been controlling dead people all this time? I'm a necromancer after all! Controlling the dead is my specialty!"
"Stop calling me an idiot! I know that already and I'm slow to catch up! By the way, what is a necromancer?" Cirno said.
"Sigh…it cannot be help…Just focus on the fight Cirno-chan." Rumia said.
"Whatever! You lots ready for round two? I'll be increasing the number now." Su Min said and calls forth her minion out of nowhere.
It is that human being again and there are more of them. As always, their eyes look dead when they ready themselves up with their weapons.
"Everyone, I think we should be doing little teamwork here like what Cirno said." Aokiji said when part of his body covered in ice.
"Really? Did I say that?" Cirno look at him.
"Never mind. Let's go!" Aokiji said and charge at the enemies.
BGM: Dancing Water Spray (Scarlet Weather Rhapsody OST)
Meanwhile, Reimu and her group were engaging with Marisa and Alice. It is an evenly match with none of them showing any fatigue or losing at all.
"Marisa! Why must we carry on like this? Please stop already!" Reimu said when both of them in deadlock position with their gohei and broom.
"Oh? Why would I want to stop when the fun just started?" Marisa said and jump back away from Reimu.
She held her both palms at Reimu when stream of colorful shooting star shoot out from it.
"Meteonic Debris!"
"Cautionary Border!" Reimu cried and throw four paper charms to her front when it begins to form a blue, rectangular energy wall.
Just in time, the wall blocks the star projectiles but Reimu would not wait for the wall to disperse. She claps her hands together and disappear from everyone sight. She then reappears right in front of Marisa ready to do her sliding kick at Marisa legs.
"Dimensional Rift!"
"Not so fast! Bosky Sweeper!"
Marisa points her broom upward when the broom thruster shoots itself up along with her. At the same time, Reimu were not prepare for this and was hit by the green, energy blast thruster.
"Ack!" Reimu cried in pain as she got knockback to the ground pretty hard.
"Heads up." Someone said from above Marisa. "Illusional Rift."
A black gap was seen from the ground and disappears when a white gap appears above Marisa the very next second. All the sudden, Marisa was taken by surprise when Yukari appear from it and deliver a 360 degree spinning kick to her. Just an inch away from hitting Marisa face, a loud metal sound could be heard when being hit. It was all along a couple of Alice dolls using a round metal shield to block the kick.
"Oh my…Just an inch away…" Yukari said in disappointment.
"Go…Doll Activation!" Alice said when she moves her fingers for her dolls to do what she intends to.
Her dolls then start to spin itself around with a pair of lance as it head toward Yukari. Luckily, Yukari manage to get out of the range of the attack and head back to the ground. Instead, her sleeve got slice by the lance.
"There goes my clothing. At least I'm still in one piece." Yukari said.
"Reimu, are you alright?" Reisen said as she came along with Suika.
"Just a scratch. Nothing big." Reimu said and got up from the ground.
"I never thought their teamwork is really something. We need to step up as well." Suika said.
"What's wrong Reimu? Had enough already?" Marisa said and grin at her.
"I doubt they're serious in this fight Marisa." Alice said.
"I guess you're right! Come on Reimu! Show me your best shot like you always do ze!" Marisa points her finger at her.
"Marisa…just stop already. What's the point to all this. What's make you into this? Why Marisa! Tell me what I did to you!" Reimu yelled at her friend.
"Oh? You want to know why? Okay. I'll tell you. It's because I'm really jealous of you Reimu." Marisa said and smiles at her.
"What? Huh? Jealous?" Suika said in confusion.
"Can't you see? You always get along with the others unlike me. They always like you and not only that, you always excel in power than me. I'm always left behind and no matter how hard I tried to catch up with you to become strong; you are always one step ahead of me. In the end, you get the credit and everyone start respecting you. You don't know how alone I am. And also those humans in the village start talking to my back of how they despise me…find me disgusted…"
"Marisa…I didn't know that. But above all! You're my friend! We've been like this since I first met you! Just because I'm strong you're jealous? You know there is something I can't do like you do Marisa. To be honest, you're strong too and I've difficulty when fighting with you. Also, the humans in the village? I don't think they really mean it. Please come to your senses Marisa."
"I don't think you really mean it. You're just wanted to confuse me that's all. Friend? More like stabbing me in the back…" Marisa looks away from Reimu and the others.
"I agree what Marisa said. I can't believe a friend like you would do something like this. As for that, I would support Marisa in any way I can. You've no idea how frustrating and sad it has been for her…Reimu…" Alice said.
"Marisa…I just…I just can't hurt my dearest friend…" Reimu said as tears drop from the side of her eyes.
"Reimu! Get a grip will you! We need to save her from this from whatever she is having! I need you to be strong and you can save her! You got me?" Yukari yelled at her and finally Reimu snapped herself up.
"Sorry. I can't believe I let my emotion get in my way. Let's do this everyone!" Reimu said.
Everyone ready themselves and went into battle once more. Meanwhile at Aokiji side, Mystia and Wriggle are already down and could not carry on. Left only Cirno, Rumia and Aokiji still alive and kicking to do the job.
"Darn it! Those people are really a pushover!" Cirno cried in irritation.
"Huff…huff…I never thought I make this far…Wriggle…Mystia…" Rumia said while panting for air.
"Don't worry about them. As long we hold the line here they will be fine behind us." Aokiji said.
"Hey! You're the tough guy here. Why not you go solo on them alone? While we support you from behind." Cirno suggested to Aokiji.
"Oh? Are you scare Cirno-chan? I heard you're the strongest among us. Well?" Aokiji gives a smirk at her once again.
"What! Of course I'm the strongest but…there's some battles you have to avoid you know!" Cirno boast herself about this.
"Ah! Enough talking and watch out for them. They are charging again!" Rumia warned both of them.
True enough, their enemies charge at them with their respective weapon and unharmed combat. Then, one of them leaps towards Aokiji as he ready to lunge at him. Aokiji calmly squat down when he takes a handful of grass with his hands. Afterward, he tosses to the side and freeze the grass to make an ice sword.
"Ice Saber!" He said and clashes his saber to the attacker one.
Quickly did a side step to make the person unbalance and slash him apart. More and more are coming until Rumia came to his back and dispatch another one attacking from his rear.
"I've yet to repay the favor I owned you Aokiji-san. Watch me!" Rumia smiles at him.
Aokiji say nothing and smiles back at her. During the fight, either Cirno or Rumia will save him from getting a hit from behind many times. These puzzle him why he cannot sense the attack coming from behind.
"Maybe the reason they are dead already and have no thought of what they are doing. Perhaps they are being control by…" He said in his thought and look at Su Min.
She just stood there while closing her eyes. Maybe if Aokiji could read her movement what she going to do next, he might intercept what the next attack will be. It is possible? But it is worth a try thought Aokiji to himself.
"All of you are weakling for I am the strongest of all, Cirno! Take this! Freeze Touch Me!"
The assailants surround Cirno only to be hit by her spinning ice twister. She spin and spin until all of the assailants were thrown away from her while covered in ice. Then, she came to stop and went dizzy afterward.
"Uwaahh...I'm seeing…stars…" Cirno said in dizziness.
"Cirno-chan! Hang in there!" Rumia being to pat her back.
"…Rumia, attack to your right now!" Aokiji said.
Without any question, she did what he told her to and did a dark, burst, energy shot from her palm. All the sudden, one of the assailants was hit on the abdominal area by the burst and flew away from her. That was sudden Rumia thought to herself. As she looks at Aokiji, he is just standing still until one point; he did a side step and smacks the assailant with his ice saber on the head.
"Oh? Now I get it. They just keep coming back because we didn't hit on their weak point. Which is their head. In fact, their brain." Aokiji said.
"Tsk! He figures it out already? Just great!" Su Min said to herself.
"Their head huh? Alright! I'm feeling better so let's get it on!" Cirno said.
"Cirno." Aokiji called her. "Incoming attack from behind you."
"Roger that!" She said and did a backflip and true what he said, an attack was launch behind her. "Too bad! It's my turn! Icicle Sword!"
Cirno formed an ice sword with her hands and came charging down to her target. Stab! She pierces hard to the assailant back of the head as it went deep into it. Swiftly pull it out as she kicks it away. The body falls to the ground like a ragdoll.
"Yuck! That's disgusting. Do they have bones inside their body?" Cirno said.
"How did you know…Don't tell me you already…"Su Min said halfway.
"That's right. My Haki didn't work on your dead puppets so I did a little testing on you and it works. You've been controlling them of course and from there, I can predict every movement you going to execute." Aokiji said.
"Hehehe…Hahaha!" She laughed away happily. "Just as I expected! The admirals never cease to amaze me! No wonder Lady Lamia really despise you two! She would've kill you both when she had the chance but instead, she have to drag you lots into this world. How pathetic if you ask me."
"So it was her all along that drags me and the others into your mess?" Aokiji asked her.
"It's not like she want to but couldn't help it. Her power to travel Time Bridge is unpredictable as we already witness it. I believe she intend to drag you and your friends to the world of nothingness. But in the end, she drags you to this place. How filthy this place is really." She grins evilly at them.
"What did you say? This place is filthy! Say that to my face you creep!" Cirno yelled angrily at her.
"Oh? You are offended I see. It's not like you care anyway deep in your heart…But whatever! It's time to end this boring fight." Su Min said and held her hand to her front.
"Boring? She didn't do a lick of fighting here! Ah! Here they come again!" Rumia said and ready herself.
"Rumia!" Cirno called her out.
"Yeah!" She replied and looks at hard at her.
"Make this place very dark! We are going to make them blind!" Cirno said with a smile.
Rumia nodded her head while preparing to make her spell to covered their enemies in darkness. In the meantime, Cirno and Aokiji went to dispatch any enemies from getting near Rumia. Finally, Rumia gives the signal it is ready and both of them jump back to where Rumia is.
"Darkness Sign! Dark Side of the Moon!"
Second later, the area around their enemies turn into complete darkness. With that, Rumia begin her barrage randomly into the area with all sort of energy projectile.
"Uwaah! Where am I! I can't see!" Su Min yelled in panicky.
"Alright! This is our chance sleepy mask guy! I'll go first! Frost Sign! Frost Columns!"
With a swing of her hands, Cirno created columns of ice field to the ground as it went to the enemies.
"You know we do not know if we hit them right? Since we cannot see them." Aokiji said.
"Well…it's a double edge sword tactic so there's no point complaining. We can't see so do they." Rumia said.
Aokiji say nothing and went for his shot. He held his right arm to the front as ice start to materialize around him. It then forms into a shape of a partisan.
"Partisan!" He said when the partisan hurl towards the field.
The sound of being pierce and stab could be heard but that is not enough. Wriggle and Mystia came before them and went for their shot as well.
"Wriggle! Mystia! You guys feeling better!" Cirno and Rumia said happily when they smiles to them.
"Butterfly Sign! Butterfly Storm!" Wriggle said and calls forth swarm of butterflies towards her enemies.
"Deadly Toxin! Poisonous Moth's Dance in the Dark!" Mystia cried out the magic attack.
Butterflies and moths went to attack the enemies in the field of darkness.
"The darkness sure is pitching black. Not even the light from the outside could penetrate into it. This surely reminds me of that pirate…" Aokiji said in his thought.
Then, he begins to wonder if any of the attack is working actually. Slowly later, the darkness died out little by little. Finally, the place is clear to see ahead and what they see is charred land and pieces of ice lying on the ground. Opposite where they stands, the girl is still standing with her clothing tattered by the attack.
"Oh? She's still standing? We should've gone more!" Cirno said.
"Pathetic being…To be fool by them…It's not over yet! I applaud you all for killing my puppets but I have others to deal with you." She said when she raises her hand to the air.
"What? She has more of them? This is getting on my nerve!" Rumia said.
The moment Su Min held her hand; another set of puppet came to her side out of nowhere again. This time, these people have masks on their faces and wear a robe and pieces of armour on their body.
"Tsk! Not only they have the same being we fought but they have another set of new ones too?" Wriggle said.
"Not just another set of new one but in fact a better one. I'll bet you won't last a minute with my new puppets." Su Min said as she gives her evil smiles.
"Really? Not on my watch." Someone said.
Then, someone came descending from the sky and there are two of them side by side. One of them has blue eyes with green hair, a pair of decorated headdress, wears a dark blue sleeveless blouse with white long sleeve blouse underneath it. A pair of black skirt with decorated ribbon, a pair of frilly socks and black shoes. She has some kind of an item on her hand that looks like a piece of wood with engraving patterns on it. As for the other one, she has red eyes, short pinkish red hair with two pony tails. She also wears a blue robe with white dress underneath it and an obi belt on her waist. They descend right in front of that necromancer girl when she trembles in slight fear.
"I believe you have cause so much trouble aren't you, necromancer." The lady holding a piece of wood to her mouth said that.
"Shikieiki-sama. Are you really sure I should be following you? You know I cannot leave my post…" The lady with the pinkish hair said that.
"Komachi. Even I didn't call you, you'll be slacking as usual yes? What difference does it make so why not I take you along and do something for me in the meantime?" Shikieiki said.
"Ah! What are they doing here! I don't know if they are helping us or simply…something else!" Cirno cried in surprise.
"Who are they?" Aokiji asked the girls.
"The one holding the rod is Shikieiki Yamaxanadu who is a Yama of this land, Gensokyo." Rumia said.
"The other one holding the scythe is Komachi Onozuka who is a Shinigami. She transport dead spirits through the Sanzu River and deliver them to the Yama in Hell to judge them after that." Wriggle continues for Rumia.
"But what are they doing here? Don't tell me they knew about the situation we are in?" Mystia said.
"Tsk! Of all people to show up…My luck sure is bad today…" Su Min said.
"I don't know what you are up to girl but you have to stop this instant. Using spirits to do your bidding? No wonder my subordinate is getting slack with no spirits to ferry them to Higan. How many I wonder you have them in your disposal."
"As many I want so I can kill all your pathetic life of this land! To rebuilt this land into what Lady Lamia and everyone dream of! You cannot stop me even you are a Yama!" Su Min said.
"How pitiful you are. For someone like you to give up your humanity for this. Repent now and thou will be safe from this. Don't let your anguish and suffering blind you from the truth, Su Min." Shikieiki said while covering her mouth with the rod.
"Shut up! I'll not let you confuse me any longer! Prepare to meet you end Yama!" Su Min cried as she ready herself as well her minions.
"Woah! Is she really going head on with us Shikieiki-sama? You know she is going for her end instead right? Komachi said.
"I don't about that but she is eager to stop me. I cannot let her path be disarray from such desires. I have to help her or worse, stop her once and for all." Shikieiki said and went to her stance.
Back at Reimu and the others, Reimu is fighting with Marisa while Yukari watch them from the side. As for Alice, Reisen and Suika will personally deal with her. To their surprise, Marisa is evenly fighting with Reimu. But slowly, she is becoming tired from constant attack and will eventually fall sooner or later.
BGM: Dichromatic Lotus Butterfly ~ Ancients
"Had enough Marisa?" Reimu yelled at her.
"I'm…not done yet! Witch Leyline!" Marisa said while panting for air when she charges straight at Reimu with her flying broom.
"Never learn aren't you! Dimensional Rift!" Reimu said and disappear from Marisa sight.
Then, she reappears above of Marisa and knocks her down to the ground.
"Ack!" Marisa cried in pain.
"My turn to counterattack you back!" Reimu yelled at her.
"Grr! You'll pay Reimu!"
Marisa quickly delivers a kick to Reimu face but she blocks it in time with her arms. During that moment, Marisa got up and jump back to create space between them.
"Green Spread!" Marisa points her palm at Reimu and shoot out six, green laser bullet at her.
Reimu saw that coming and fly up to the air and dodges that. She glides towards Marisa ready her next move.
"Hakurei Amulet!" Reimu hurl two energy paper charms at her.
"Narrow Spark!" Marisa went for her straight, beam shot.
The beam went through Reimu attack and went for her next. Reimu barely dodge that and decided to get close to Marisa.
"Meteonic Debris!"
Dodging all the projectiles Marisa shoots at her and finally Reimu is at the attack range of her attack.
"Ascension Kick!" Reimu gives a backflip kick at her and smack! She hit hard on Marisa chin.
"Oof!"
"I thought you can see this coming! How careless of you Marisa!"
"Oww…that's hurt ze…Careless huh? I'll make sure you'll be careless next Reimu!"
She grabs her broom and glide towards Reimu. She gives a broom sweep right to her face but miss. She then kicks at her only to be block by Reimu gohei in time. Fly back and stand on her broom.
"Star Sign! Meteonic Shower!"
"Spirit Sign! Fantasy Orb!"
With that, their magic went head on and boom! Exploded into different kind of colours and shapes as the wind blow ragingly towards them. Smoke eventually clear away by the wind and both of them were coughing from it. Marisa, still coughing from the smoke, finds this an opportunity for Reimu to strike her. But suddenly, her emotion gets in her way and what if she was to severely hurt Marisa next.
"You're open Marisa. My turn to deliver the final blow." Yukari said when she appears from nowhere.
"Crap!" Marisa cried with surprised and unable to guard the incoming attack.
Just when Yukari were about to give her final blow, Reimu came to her side as she push her away from Marisa.
"Yukari! Stop it!" Reimu said.
"Reimu? What the heck you are doing?" Yukari said in surprise.
"Ha! How pathetic! Take this for my final blow! Love Sign! Non-Direction Laser!"
Marisa then shoots her projectiles laser with her mini-hakkero. A powerful, concentrated lasers head towards them as it begins to open up into four laser beams.
"Get down Reimu." Yukari pull her to her back. "Boundary! Charming Quadruple Barrier!"
Yukari conjure an overlapping purple barrier in front of her. At the same time, the lasers hit the barrier and manage to block it relatively fine. Strangely, Yukari is struggling to block it but eventually the lasers came to halt slowly.
"Huff…huff…What power. This is not her full power and yet I'm this exhausted? How pathetic of me to use the powerful magic to block that…" Yukari said.
"Huff…huff…" Marisa catches her breath and look at them. "Had enough? I can go on forever you know…cough!"
"Marisa!" Reimu cried for her as she saw her friend cough blood for some reason.
Maybe she is going overboard and this must be stop. But how could Reimu do that. That was what her mind going on right now. How to free her from this and at the same time not to hurt her. Then, she shakes her head from such thinking when she gives her serious look at Marisa.
"Yukari. I'm sorry I let my emotion get over me again…I'll free Marisa this time. Could you let me do it instead?"
"…Sigh…You could've told me that just now. Go ahead. Bring your friend back. We don't want to see her like this any longer yes? Go!"
Reimu nod her head and walk towards Marisa. Both of them stare at each other and ready their respective weapons.
"Let's end this Reimu." Marisa said.
"Yeah…Marisa…" Reimu said.
As quick as Reimu can, she hurl a number of paper charms at Marisa as it form blue, energy walls around her.
"Binding Border!"
"Humph! How cheap of you Reimu. You know what will happen when this barrier go out."
"I know that! You can set up your magic fast so I have to buy some time to set up mine! Be prepared by then Marisa!" Reimu said as she held her gohei to her front and begin to chant her ultimate magic.
Auras from both of them start to build up. Immense energy could be felt from them and when the barrier goes off, Reimu and Marisa conjure their magic at each other.
"Love Sign! Master Spark!" Marisa yelled and shoots out a colourful, large beam towards Reimu with her mini-hakkero.
"Divine Spirit! Fantasy Seal!" Reimu yelled when she raise her right arm to the air while the left one right to her chest.
Reimu magic conjure numerous, colourful, large sphere to Marisa. Then, both of their magic spell furiously went head on and boom! It exploded as usual but much more bigger than ever. This is what happen when two great power were to collide at each other. During this moment, Marisa were staggering from the wind once again but still firing her Master Spark towards Reimu. There is no stopping on both of them when Reimu decided to gives more power this time. She releases more of her magic power which nearly exhausts her greatly but this is for her friend, Marisa. Seeing that Marisa could not keep up the power, she too increases her power as well but suddenly, her mini-hakkero went malfunction. Her Master Spark start to shrink and slowly Reimu Fantasy Seal gain the upper hand.
"Damn! Not now! No! Eeekk!" Marisa said as she watches Reimu magic heading towards her slowly and steadily.
Boom and splash! Reimu magic hit Marisa pretty hard which left her cloth tattered and charred from it. Spurt blood as she thrown by the force to her rear and landed hard to the ground. Marisa tried to get up but her body does not seem to respond anymore.
"Marisa!" Reimu came yelling at her.
Reimu cannot believe she had gone too much for her magic which left Marisa severely wounded. She would still give her smiles at Reimu and manage to stand on her legs eventually. Using her broom to support herself, Marisa points her mini-hakkero at Reimu hoping to give her another shot.
"Huff…I'm not done yet…Reimu…! I'm…cough!" Marisa stuttering in pain when she spurt blood again by a lot.
Seeing Marisa suffering so much, Reimu could not stand this anymore. She dash to Marisa and when she leap to her while she held her arms at her.
"Marisa! Enough already!" Reimu cried and sent both of them on the ground with Reimu on top of Marisa. "Please stop! I can't! I can't hurt you anymore! Please Marisa!"
"What…Reimu…? I…" Marisa said confusion when drop of tears fell on her face.
"Enough please…Marisa…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry for what I've did…I didn't know…Really. I'm sorry for everything Marisa." Reimu said while crying.
"Reimu…wow…the power of friendship sure is powerful…Forgiveness even in the time like this… Humans here really are strong…" Marisa said which left Reimu wondering what she meant by that.
Then, something is emerging out of Marisa body. It looks like a black mist and slowly it start to disappear into thin air. Reimu had no idea what was that about until she heard Marisa fainting voice calling for her.
"Hey Reimu…what took you so…long to…free me…" Marisa said in her weary voice.
"Marisa? Are you alright? Is that really you?" Reimu yelled at her.
"Of course it's me numbskull…I'm sorry I've hurt you Reimu…I could see you and know what I'm doing but couldn't…do a thing to stop it…I'm so…sorry…" Marisa said when she slowly begins to shut her eyes.
"Marisa! No! Stay with me! Don't go! You can't!" Reimu yelled at her while slapping her cheek lightly.
"Hey…hey…I'm still here. I'm just tired so I'm gonna…grab some sleep ze…Be right back…" Marisa said and winks at Reimu.
"Yeah…You better be. Glad to have you back Marisa…" Reimu gives her slight smiles at Marisa.
Meanwhile at Suika and Reisen, they never thought they had trouble dealing with Alice and her army of dolls. What irritated them is not only Alice but her dolls with different weapons while fighting them.
"Wow…I can't believe we are having a hard time alright…" Suika said.
"Yeah…It looks like Reimu is done fighting with Marisa. Glad to see her back." Reisen said.
Yup! Now left is this girl." Suika said while taking a drink of her gourd of sake.
"You'll pay for what you did to Marisa! First, I shall start with you two. Prepare for an ordeal punishment!" Alice cried while summoning more of her dolls around her.
"Oh great…We seriously need to beat some sense into her." Suika said calmly.
"Yeah...Ready when you are Suika." Reisen too said calmly and went to their fighting stance.
Back at Su Min and her enemies she facing, she is unusually able to take the Yama fairly easy. Unless if Shikieiki and Komachi are going easy on her in the first place.
"Going easy on me Yama? Why the holding back? You really want me dead right?" Su Min said.
"Foolish girl. I'm here to save you. Just stop your relentless fighting and submit to my will." Shikieiki said.
"Hey blue clothing guy!" Komachi called Aokiji. How about you help us? I'm sure you can do something for us yes?"
"I guess…I could lend you some hand." Aokiji said and walk beside Komachi.
"Hey! What about me!" Cirno said.
"Look after Wriggle and Mystia injuring, ice fairy." Aokiji said.
"Ah…fine…" Cirno said with her annoyed expression.
"Hehehe! Sweet! At least my death won't pitiful one! Come and stop me if you can! Even so, you are still too late to stop the grand finale of this party!"
"Grand finale huh? I wonder what it is…"Komachi said.
"Just focus on her and end this. Also, we should free the spirits from Su Min possession. Let's go." Shikieiki said and held her rod to her front.
Author's Afterword: The arrival of the Yama sure is something. I wonder if there are anyone could stand up to them like Shikieiki-sama. Putting that aside, I've been thinking after I've completed this fanfic, do I want to make another fanfic? The answer will be yes but what it is, I'm still planning it. I want to add some more scenes in my story for the admirals to interact with. Like for example, the admirals meeting with someone like Toyosatomimi No Miko or something like that. I'm not sure but I will consider that. Also, by next year, my internet will be cut off since my family want to terminate it. So I won't be updating any time soon. But I'll try my best to updating the fanfic by going to the internet cafe or something else. Anyway, do stay tune for my next chapter for the conclusion of the battle. But it is over yet?
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